Kalel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-el
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,159 for boys
Kalel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,159th for boys in the US (180 babies).
What does Kalel mean?
Modern: from Kal-El, Superman's birth name
From Kal-El, the Kryptonian birth name of Superman in DC Comics.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kalel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 180 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Kalel, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 19 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kalel than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Kalel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Kalel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Kalel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,159th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 180 about 1 in 9,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 180 boys in the US were named Kalel, making it the 1,159th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 986th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 257 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kalel than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Kalel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 189 boys in the US were given Kalel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,027, up from #1,159 for this spelling alone.
- Kalel 180
- Calel 9
Kalel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | #1,159 |
| 2024 | 190 | #1,122 |
| 2023 | 197 | #1,088 |
| 2022 | 222 | #1,002 |
| 2021 | 227 | #977 |
| 2020 | 216 | #986 |
| 2019 | 233 | #935 |
| 2018 | 211 | #981 |
| 2017 | 245 | #876 |
| 2016 | 247 | #885 |
| 2015 | 243 | #896 |
| 2014 | 257 | #859 |
| 2013 | 208 | #962 |
| 2012 | 153 | #1,182 |
| 2011 | 171 | #1,088 |
| 2010 | 174 | #1,102 |
| 2009 | 203 | #978 |
| 2008 | 181 | #1,046 |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,053 |
| 2006 | 161 | #1,091 |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,834 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,189 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,466 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
Nicknames for Kalel
- Kal 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kalel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Jayden, Koa, Rowan, Axel, Musa, Finn, Finley, Brody, Jax, Kian, Kai
Other spellings of Kalel
Names related to Kalel
Khaleel, Kal, Kal-El, Kael, Kaleo, Kalil, Kaiel, Kalle, Kalei, Kale
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Kayson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalel, updated 20 October 2026.